For giggles, I compared the first 25 games of this season vs. last season:
Calgary Flames 15/16 Vs. 16/17 – Through 25 Games
Team Save %:
2015/2016: .879
2016/2017: .895
Team Shooting %:
2015/2016: 8.2%
2016/2017: 7.9%
Goals For:
2015/2016: 59
2016/2017: 56
Goals Against:
2015/2016: 89
2016/2017: 76
Shots Against:
2015/2016: 738
2016/2017: 727
Shots For:
2015/2016: 720
2016/2017: 708
...and found out, that despite having "better" goalies, and allowing 13 less goals (while scoring 3 less), we're effectively in the exact same spot.
10-13-2 Vs. 9-14-2
So, yeah...so much for the improvements over the summer. We're spending more money on players, we "improved" the coaching staff...and we've pretty much ended up back exactly where we started.
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